ID#: 608
Salary :--;Company :--;City:Other;Brief Description:This herb is the dried aboveground parts of the whole plant (leaves and stems included) of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim., E. Sagitatum (Sieb et Zacc) Maxim., or E.koreanum Nakai of the family Berberidaceae. It is mainly grown in the Guangxi, Hubei, Shaanxi, and Sichuan provinces of China, and in Korea. The plant is collected in the summer and autumn months when the leaves and branches are abundant. It is dried after removing any impurities and subsequently used unprocessed or stir baked with sheep fat. In ancient times the Chinese believed that the plant had strong aphrodisiae properties. Goats seen eating the plant were said to be drawn to excessive copulation. Epimedium is also named xian ling pi and was used to treat sterility, barrenness, and sexual dysfunctions, and as an antirheumatic.;